Telegram-herald., 1887-04-12
MISSING P0LL-LETS
Bi1ndering Negligence OF tie
Inspectors Of Elsctio1-
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IN Al p4fts q khe /, ~ Inss-ii s4ki9a
sao9si tAs l4els aas1h zsFs fi<s 70 gas
rssnors ana caused conzi.israbls sxcissmsat.
10 b. IS follows.
As has 5sen stated heretofore the
m2Hzssrs Of tbs ProhlbStion eam pslEa have
iisf e sh pers8us ia ths ,394fy ~ 10
declared rhsir lntsaGi0u - Deo0l4e Cltl1eas
iess than 80 months before the sleolion.
The hst vss rieds fr 11e purpose q
prsFea' ~ sneh persons from vofia< and -
hrt out Whether slch ilisgsi woes sere
eaal o. no. tAey pfoPess-i TO examine
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s10ald 20 knowa By 81
voters. t~o poli-Esss are made
a. eii general, STATE. eily CT l0vnship eiee-
tloas. The as prortiSs tnst alter the
gJtss are counted and tne ress.ig enHoune7d.
0ae oi the rs1il lsts shall 5e lied with the
. township o. Clty Clerk al Tie other lied
w.Eh she C0ants CssFk- fbe township In
seecf0Fs OF slccii0n have generally complied
Si1h the las IA iiiins the poll.lis bat y
seems that n fhis 85lixDtelsd city j. hks
been Customary t,r yea5s % lock the ooli-
ls's Ia the bz los boxes With the tickets so
D. G~stroyed al the neat slset.0n instead OF
sen1.ag them 20 the County Clerk oilics a.
Required BY .aw. As a resuls the ir3l4ai
/ ton icaslefs we're una0le - hnt the poll
lists From the wanis aud precincts 81 he
cl.y when they wished 10 examine LisE..
Sna this I'D 10 the discovery thai toe law
bad Eot ben compiled vita.
AFTER the result Of tae election u an
aaurccd and the ballot boxes iocked Il IS
claimed hat they cannot DC legally opened
aniil wanted for Use at ano.her election,
except upon an grder from court oi record.
1 an$ ia case OF a State election the 0iisr
/ must come from rhe Supreme Court. v 1sn
/ the Prohibition lss,iers discovered the
| facts related above they consulted Attor-
neg General Tagxsrt. who agresi
With them thar the inspectors
4 ttot crrl tt glkrbt. elI a4cO 3IIccJ tbtt tic
| error should be corrected before the meet
/ ing u tee Board OF C5ulsy CaDgsssers. To
| % this II wzsp-oposrd TO draw up s,ipu-
| laii3il have il sl<nsd by the Attorney Gen
e-sl and City Clerk, recitiag the facts in the
ease and ass the supreme court TO make an
! order directing tlse City Clerk - take the
! boxes into tie CircIit or Superior Court,
open them and fils toe poli-lis,s ss directed
/ oy iaw. fhe stipulation Vas written sns
/ signed by The Attorney General. bat City
, Clerk Bsikrsp refused 10 attach his sigma
ture. after consulting the City Attorney.
who told him that he was e. liberty to sign
the re9Gsst or no.. as be thought be5t.
IL. b FGlsass. who presented the stipnla-
! ton to the City Clerk and asked htfn 10
sixn il, was seen later. and when asked
I whether any fartaor effort would be made
70 ge- a peep at the posl-tis.s. ne replied.
Well. you knOx-'Su.hcient unto the day
= the evil thereof ! can't ssy jus, what
viii De the next move"
ia speaking further of the matter Mr.
Fa.isss SAID: "lg - evident that the CITY
I Inspectors hare .silsd % comply With The
isw. Nov dont understand me 10 say that
I th'rk they violated the law Intentionally
4 am well scqasiu.ed With ma0y
! of them aud i djnt t0ink any
of them would conn;eDaEce ILLEGAL voting.
/ flscduisnt returns or snything Cf the kind.
81 TIE sans ff1e tt1 lnctire - DetfeFe
that illegal votes were cast 10 tLis city. and
| It's these illegal Voters that we ere after.
| We have the names of \ large nnm5er al
7 men 3 ho obtained their naturalization
I pepers TOO late 20 qna'ify them io vote isSi
/ No0dsy. and tiin< that sOne % them
vo.ed. Df course The poil-lfsts wisi shS~
! whesifs- they did The las intends iha- toe
/ poIi-iisss stall - fled where they can ba
rs ecfed b. aDy persna who may wish -
/ see thcEi dent UadersssBd why air. Isel-
knsp saoGld ooject ~ our plan FOR correcting
! the Inspectors mistake. II y certainly the
fsirsst st.d eeslts; Wy - d. ii-muciJ hct
Ter thsn % have % maze s-ver..i trips II
| Lansing sad sr,F:e the uatisr before tse
/ 9agrrlns Court. Yes. ! suprOss the can.
v-sss could be sioppsd by icjupct.oD. bat
don't know 'hss j. the lest wsy Ga
proceed The error shoGid b~ correctss
hoxsvsr and the sonar tre better. ana
doat kuo~ Why anybody sboalS oi1@c'
uris.s they fear fhsf an examination at sae
poli-lists woa.d affect the sisction or sosn,
~ TIE city oil g."
C.fF Clerk Belkoap. IN feearf to- his re-
fasai e. sign the request for the Suprsu,
fsnrt crt.er. said that be did not corsisel
the matter any of tis business. He wss IN
ciirsd % tbink fas. il vss case 10 BE con
asflrrrd by The fosrd OF County Csnvassers
which i - meet today.